Hypatopa texanella

Hypatopa texanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species: H. texanella
Binomial name
Hypatopa texanella
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Holcocera simulella Dietz, 1910

Hypatopa texanella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in North America, including Texas, Arizona and Utah.[1][2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are hoary whitish cinereous, shaded and speckled with brownish grey. The hindwings are pale yellowish brown with a shining gloss.

References

  1. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98: 708–740.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
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